BLANEY v. BLANEY

No. 51472.

130 N.W.2d 732 (1964)

Annabelle BLANEY, Appellee, v. John W. BLANEY, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

October 20, 1964.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

W. Lawrence Oliver, Des Moines, for appellant.

Theodore Duffield, Des Moines, for appellee.


GARFIELD, Chief Justice.

This appeal by defendant-husband from a decree granting plaintiff-wife a divorce and alimony challenges only the award of alimony. We are persuaded it is excessive and should be reduced.

The parties were married in May, 1949. Each had been married once before. No children were born to the marriage. Plaintiff's petition, filed July 15, 1963, charges defendant with the familiar ground section 598.8, subd. 5, Code 1962, I.C.A., refers...

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